DIGITAL FILTERS FOR ROUTINE DATA REDUCTION

Abstract

Digital tapes produced from analog field data often carry over severe noise problems. A batch data processing capability should therefore be complemented by digital filters which can remove noise routinely. This paper describes a set of filters developed for use with Nuclear Weapons Effects Division standard data processing codes. Emphasis in assembly of the set was placed on accuracy of signal retention and on adaptability to general purpose computers. Part I discusses data which is sampled at equally spaced times, the use of sample numbers to designate time positions, and the requirement for use of a sampling frequency at least eight times greater than the highest expected signal frequency. Parts II, III, and IV document the filters of the three subroutines presently being used for noise removal. The first subroutine eliminates randomly spaced single-sample 'spikes' through the application of inequality conditions to data. The second subroutine provides frequency filters for the removal of zero drift and single noise frequencies. Low-pass frequency filters are available in the third subroutine. Part V discusses the ten example plates used to demonstrate the filter set's effectiveness and speed of operation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0705571

Entities

People

  • Hendrick D. Carleton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Lines
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Data Reduction
  • Digital Data
  • Digital Filters
  • Distortion
  • Equations
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Frequency
  • Low Pass Filters
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Phase Distortion
  • Sine Waves
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Computer Science.
  • Electrical Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space